Heading towards Reykjavik - visiting some last hot springs and a hot spring river
July 10th 2018 I decided to spend my last days visiting as many hot springs as possible, including Reykjadalur, a geothermal river that you can swim in (although, by swim...I mean sit, as it's very shallow). It was really cold, windy and raining when I did the 1 hour-ish hike to the river, but still absolutely fantastic as you pass all sorts of interesting geothermal things along the way. Sitting in the river le
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Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more 
